Cap not working?
03-01-2003, 04:43 PM
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Cap not working?
Hey everyone, I just put in a 1 farad cap yesterday and my RPM's still drop. Does anyone know whats causing this? or is this just normal, the rpms only drop when i really turn it up. How long was I supposed to charge the cap for? I only did it for about 1.5-2 min. Is there any way to check if my cap is charged fully or not? Thanks
03-01-2003, 09:16 PM
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your alternator is most likely going bad. Take it into Acura to have them check it out. As for the cap, I think I only charged mine for 15 seconds...you might want to double check your instructions on the cap.
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i think dustbuster found a 180 amp alternator for his system. however, i wouldn't go buy underdrive pulleys anytime soon. that'll kill your system and also probably kill your old alternator even more
03-02-2003, 11:28 PM
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at idle ur alt isn't makin that much power and if u dotn have a good batt ur usin it all for ur system and that might be causin a lack of power to ur car's elcectrical system causing it to stall, but if thats the case i dont see how u havent found urself with a dead battery yet. stop blasting it at idle. u should have done a dual batt setup off an optima yellow top and screw the capacitor. unless ur going for speed in the cl. if i was u i would buy an optima yellow or blue top for ur car. then go from there.
I was just about to suggest that too
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It could also be that the cap isn't strong enough for the total watts the amp is trying to put out. I was never a fan of the 1 farad cap...I think overkill is better when it comes to caps, at least that way you know you'll always have enough power on tap.
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03-03-2003, 11:32 PM
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Haha, I DID spend alotta money on my system, but its all good, it sounds soo nice. But i just dont wanna kill my battery...I guess i'll look into an optima yellow top, whats the difference between the yellow and blue top anyways?
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Originally posted by CLTECH
well, that all depends on how much power he's running though.
Klepto - how many watts are you running RMS with thoseMTX and JBL amps? Peak?
well, that all depends on how much power he's running though.
Klepto - how many watts are you running RMS with thoseMTX and JBL amps? Peak?
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